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Iceberg in rough seas at sunset in Antarctica

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Collapse of key ocean current may release billions of tonnes of carbon

If the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation shut down, the knock-on effects could release hundreds of billions of tonnes of CO2, raising global temperatures even further

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Warmer ocean is driving the Antarctic sea ice 'regime shift'

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Earth is now heating up twice as fast as in previous decades

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Weakening ice shelf has caused crucial Antarctic glacier to accelerate

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A satellite view of iceberg A23a on 7 January

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City-sized iceberg has turned into a giant swimming pool

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The duo kite-skiing 4000 kilometres across Antarctica for science

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The Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica

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Undersea ‘storms’ are melting the ‘doomsday’ glacier’s ice shelf

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Rapid melt from Antarctica could help preserve crucial ocean current

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Antarctic glacier's alarming retreat is the fastest ever seen

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Shackleton knew his doomed ship wasn’t the strongest before sailing

Endurance, the wooden ship that Ernest Shackleton took to Antarctica in 1915, wasn't built to withstand frozen seas – and the famous explorer knew it

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Antarctica may have crossed a tipping point that leads to rising seas

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Atmospheric chaos has sent temperatures soaring in Antarctica

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Lost researcher's remains found on Antarctic glacier after 66 years

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��˾þ�s crush ice cores to predict Antarctica's next big ice crack

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